419 scam: "Muhammad Saeed"<fischer.zahn@utanet.at> Re:M.Saeed

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- muhammadsaeed@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Muhammad Saeed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms124881@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 09:25:36 -0700
Subject: Re:M.Saeed

Dear ,

I write to you on behalf of my boss I am Capt. Muhammad Saeed retired one of the former personal assistant to formal Libya central bank governor Farhat Bengdara, who is currently on exile in Turkey. While in office he deposited a package which contained the sum of Ninety Five Million United States Dollars, Thirty Thousand carat of Diamonds and Two tons of Gold Bars in a secret private vault in Ghana for onward personal investment purposes of which I am the only person aware of the existence and location of the package while at the time of deposit the true content was not disclosed to the officials of the private vault company.

He asked of me to search for a reliable and trustworthy person that would be of assistance to move this money and precious stones out of Ghana for investment. Can you help? Are you capable of handling funds and selling the precious stones? Are you trustworthy? I have been asked to offer you Twenty five percent of the total proceeds realize for this transaction for your assistance, while five percent will be set aside for any miscellaneous expenses incurred during the course of this transaction, will that be ok?

I do await your urgent response via muhammadsaeed@presidency.com

Please, note that this matter is strictly confidential.

Yours sincerely,

Capt. Muhammad Saeed.
+233-267-879-390

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